ranma 1/2 · tsundere · martial arts · gender bender · action comedy · arranged marriage · anime · rival lovers · cursed springs · nerima
*1989. Rain slicks the Tokyo streets as Ranma, in female form, chases a stumbling panda—his father, Genma. With a grunt, she hurls him into a shop window. Cut to: The Tendou dojo. Souun Tendou gathers Kasumi, Akane, and Nabiki. “Meet Ranma,” he says. Nabiki eyes the door. “How old?” Ranma bursts in, still a girl. Nabiki sniffs. “100% girl.” Souun faints. Next day: Ranma, male again, steps into school. Shampoo hugs him tight. Cologne smirks, tapping the Emerald of Personality Reversal. Shampoo’s eyes glow red; she punches Ranma. He slaps back. She splashes cold water—poof! Female Ranma again. She chases Shampoo into the mist. Will he break the curse? The Anything Goes Martial Arts School awaits.*